The Artist In The Ambulance

Em C Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal G Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel D My world goes black before I feel an angel lift me up Em C And I open bloodshot eyes into fluorescent white G D They flip the siren, hit the lights, close the doors and Em I am gooone ( C G D ) Em C Now I lay here owing my life to a stranger G And I realize that empty words are not enough D I'm left here with the question of just Em C What have I to show except the promises I never kept? G D I lie here shaking on this bed, under the weight of my regrets C Em D I hope that I will never let you down C Em D C I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound ( Em C G D ) Em C Look around and you'll see that at times it feels like no one really cares G D It gets me down but I'm still gonna try to do what's right, I know that Em C There's A difference between sleight of hand, and giving everything you have G D There's a line drawn in the sand, I'm working up the will to cross it and C Em D I hope that I will never let you down C Em D C I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound Em Rhetoric can't raise the dead D C D I'm sick of always talking when there's no change Em Rhetoric can't raise the dead D C D I'm sick of empty words, let's lead and not follow Em C Late night, brakes lock, hear the tires squeal G Red light, can't stop so I spin the wheel D My world goes black before I feel an angel steal me from the Em C Greedy jaws of death and chance, and pull me in with steady hands G D They've given me a second chance, the artist in the ambulance C Em D I hope that I will never let you down C Em D C I know that this can be more than just flashing lights and sound Em D C Em D C Can we pick you off the ground, more than flashing lights and sound